DALLIANCE
After their 2017 debut I Go Missing In My Sleep led to a tour with Poliça, the New York trio step up on album two by stripping things back. Expertly crafted, they have the uncanny knack for making songs sound barely there, yet each element carrying the maximum emotional weight. This often includes Tamsin Wilson’s voice, gliding over Moon and Down with stark intensity. That’s not to imply Wilsen can’t dabble in West Coast pop when they want to: Align and Birds II have a mischief to match their poise. Anyone yearning for a new album by The Blue Nile should investigate a band who have quickly become expert at making the ethereal sound readily human and approachable. Helped out in the studio by Bon Iver/Big Thief producer Andrew Sarlo, Ruiner is a delicate landscape to get lost in time and again.